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Glimpse of history: Flood estate artifacts offer a look into the past

Original post made on May 10, 2018

Passersby who happen to pause to peer through the opening in the fence fronting Marion and Bob Oster's property in the Lindenwood neighborhood of Atherton may get more than they had bargained for -- a glimpse into the Midpeninsula's opulent past.

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Posted by whatever
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on May 10, 2018 at 3:33 pm

A little correction for you.
The SF mansion of James C. Flood was not located on Clay St. It was built in 1886 at 1000 California St. The earthquake fire gutted the building but left the brownstone walls standing. The Pacific Union Club purchased the structure and renovated it into their club bldg which still stands today at 1000 California, the center piece for the job nobs' Nob Hill.

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Posted by whatever
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on May 10, 2018 at 3:39 pm

Should say "center piece for the nobs of Nob Hill."

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Posted by Wondering
a resident of another community
on May 10, 2018 at 4:17 pm

I am wondering why he and his new wife, his wife's sister, dropped his daughter off like a bag of trash and then denied her the legacy that was rightfully hers. He was disowned by his family and chased her all the way to Europe to marry her, then discarded her child. It seems so cruel. Why did he adopt her if he didn't want her? His second wife was just as bad. This was her sister's only child. Why be so cruel to her? Just goes to show you, the old saying is true. All the money in the world can't buy you one once of class. Or decency, I suppose.

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Posted by Calypso41
a resident of another community
on May 10, 2018 at 6:59 pm
Calypso41 is a registered user.

Centerpiece is one word!

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